One summer day in late August, Ms Sullivan wandered into her favorite Hallmark store
to purchase some cards and perhaps a knick-knack or two when she spotted
something very unusual on the counter.  Who would have guessed but the card store
had frogs for sale.  Not just any frogs; two frogs, a snail, living gravel, and a bamboo
shoot which, when all together, combine to form a perfect little ecosystem.  This was
just too cool for Ms Sullivan to pass up, so she bought the little guys and headed
straight for her classroom.  She knew her students would be both surprised and
pleased with the new additions to the classroom.  But the big question was what would
she name them.  After much deliberating, she decided to let the students decide on the
names.  So for about one month students could suggest names in the frog/snail
suggestion box.  Then Ms Sullivan narrowed the list down to eight finalist.
1.)  Harley, Davidson, & Maxwell
2.)  Derek, Jeter, & Yankee
3.)  Ted, Ned, & Fred
4.)  Luke, Padame, & Leai
5.)  Bonnie, Clyde, & Scooby
6.)  Jumpy, Hopper, & Shelden
7.)  Larry, Curly, & Mo
8.)  The Three Musketeers
 Aramis, Athos, Porthos
After an intense election held on November 3rd, the students (by secret ballot) voices
were heard and the frogs and the snail were named.  Derek, Jeter, and Yankee,
collected the most votes with Ned, Ted, and Fred a close second.  Ironically the names
were announced by Mrs. Mueller over the school loud speaker the same day that Derek
Jeter and the Yankees won their 27th World Series!
Derek & Jeter just hanging
out in school/
The bulletin board displaying
the first Grade drawings and
the fifth grade research.
2 Frogs and 1 Snail - The Backstory
Derek, Jeter, & Yankee